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Image credit, Cover: Tanya Habjouqa, from the Women of Gaza series, 2009. Image below: , from the Listen series, 2011.

REALISM INTRODUCTION The New Art Exchange is proud to present Realism in Rawiya: Photographic Stories from the Middle East. IN RAWIYA: Rawiya meaning ‘she who tells a story’ in , are the first all-female photographic collective to emerge from the Middle East. This exhibition, curated by New PHOTOGRAPHIC Art Exchange and Saleem Arif Quadri MBE, is Rawiya’s first major survey in the UK. The show comprises 56 framed images (with the option of producing select STORIES FROM works as large-scale photo murals), a video piece, copies of interpretation and a beautifully produced exhibition catalogue. Realism in Rawiya presents the THE MIDDLE work of Myriam Abdelaziz, Tamara Abdul Hadi, Laura Boushnak, Tanya Habjouqa, Dalia Khamissy and Newsha EAST Tavakolian. Established in 2009 the idea of the collective was to provide a supportive platform for female photographers in the Middle East. In addition, each of the six artists were united in their desire to tell the stories of their region in their own words. This was in response to the misrepresentations presented by the global press, which they observed whilst working as photojournalists across the . This shared experience inspired the members to create their own platform, to present what they felt to be the wider political and social stories currently going unseen. P3 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

Image Credit: Tanya Habjouka, from The Fragile Monsters: Arab Body Building series, 2009.

INTRODUCTION CONTINUED SALEEM ARIF QUADRI, MBE (EXHIBITION CO-CURATOR) ‘We are from different countries and all have different ideas and visions, but as a group we can have a louder Saleem Arif Quadri, MBE was born in Hyderabad, voice. In Persian, we have a saying: if one person claps , and moved to the UK in 1966 where he studied their hands, nobody hears them, but when many join in, at Birmingham College of Art, and Royal College of the sound will be thunderous.’ 1 Art. In June 2008 he was honoured with an MBE for ‘Services to the Arts’ in the Queen’s Birthday Honours Bridging the worlds of documentary and art, the List. Saleem is a based artist and curator. selection of works within the exhibition intends to Recent curatorial projects have included: Raghu Rai’s capture the mission of Rawiya: a personal and honest ‘Invocation to India’, ‘Forests of Honey’ by the Mithila/ reflection of life within the Middle East with the Madhubani Women Painters from Bihar, India, and objective of balancing its contradictions while reflecting ‘Madhubani Paintings’. on social and political issues and stereotypes. Inspired by the story of the Rawiya artists themselves, the exhibition also maintains a specific focus on identity and gender.

1Newsha Tavakolian interviewed in www.bazaar-magazine.com, ‘The Storyteller: The Rawiya Photography Collective,’ May 2012. P4 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

Image Credits Top to Bottom: Tanya Habjouqa, from the Women of Gaza series, 2009. Tanya Habjouqa, from the Fragile Monsters: Arab Body Building series, 2009. Tanya Habjouqa, from the Jerusalem in Heels: Transsexuals of the Holy Land series, 2006.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS & THE SELECTED COLLECTIONS

TANYA HABJOUQA www.tanyahabjouqa.com

Tanya Habjouqa’s documentary photography takes us through the Middle East’s conflict zones by capturing glimmers of hope, dignity and laughter, with the intention of overriding the region’s emblematic stresses of division and war. Women of Gaza (2009) depicts women and their families walking the fine line between hope and resignation. Above all, the collection tells a story of survival, and depicts the attempts of the people of Gaza ‘normalizing’ life in the most abnormal of situations. Tanya Habjouqa explores male, as well as female identity within her practice. Fragile Monsters: Arab Body Building (2009) presents an alternate view of the supersized contestants within the 17th annual Arab Body Building Championship held in Amman, revealing surprisingly tender, emotional, and insecure moments among the men. In Jerusalem in Heels: Transsexuals of the Holy Land (2006), Tanya Habjouqa portrays the drag queens of Jerusalem. Palestinian and Israeli transsexuals defy politics and social convention. Tanya describes how the individuals she observed “fall in love in a rambunctious displays of heels and makeup. A colourful denial of the darker elements of Jerusalem society.” Ladies Who Rally (2012). Speeding their way through the male dominated Palestinian streetcar-racing scene, the Speed Sisters have been heralded as the Middle East’s first all-female racing team. “Independent, determined and always on the move”, Tanya Habjouqa has captured these women as they have charted their own course through the pressures of social expectations, family dynamics, community politics and an ongoing military occupation. Surviving (2006) records the immediate impact of the war on Lebanese children and their families, the devastation of homes and entire villages, recovery efforts, and those civilians returning home to carnage. These images were taken whilst Tanya Habjouqa was on assignment for Bloomberg News. List of works: The Women of Gaza series (2009), framed digital Inkjet prints. 2 images each 53cm x 78 cm - 1 image 106cm x 149cm (approx) The Fragile Monsters: Arab Body Building series (2009), framed digital Inkjet prints. 3 images each 53cm x 78cm - 1 image 106cm x 156cm (approx) The Jerusalem in Heels: Transsexuals of the Holy Land series (2006), framed digital Inkjet prints. 2 images each 53cm x 78cm (approx) The Surviving Lebanon series (2006), framed digital Inkjet prints. 2 images each 53cm x 78cm (approx) Ladies Who Rally (2012), framed digital Inkjet prints,2 images each 53cm x 78cm (approx) P5 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

Image Credits Top to Bottom: Dalia Khamissy, from The Missing series, Lebanon, 2010 and ongoing. Dalia Khamissy, from The Abandoned Spaces series, Lebanon, 2007

DALIA KHAMISSY www.daliakhamissy.com

Born in , Dalia Khamissy’s work revolves around the social and socio-political stories in the Middle Eastern region, documenting mostly the aftermath of Lebanon’s wars and issues concerning women’s rights. The Missing: Lebanon (2010 - ongoing) presents us with the reality of the parents who are demanding to know the fate of their loved ones that disappeared during the Lebanese civil war between 1975 and 1990. 17,000 people remain officially missing in Lebanon after being abducted or killed at the hands of different Lebanese militias, PLO, Syria, or their allies. Abandoned Spaces: Lebanon (2007) captures the devastating impact the 2006 Israeli attacks left on Southern Lebanon and its people. Their lives were changed forever. Her images capture the exposed remains of family homes. Amongst the chaos of destroyed settlements, she attempts to document the peace she found in each vacant building, in an effort to return its dignity. Abandoned Spaces: Lebanon (2007) captures the devastating impact the 2006 Israeli attacks left on Southern Lebanon and its people. Their lives were changed forever. Her images capture the exposed remains of family homes. Amongst the chaos of destroyed settlements, she attempts to document the peace she found in each vacant building, in an effort to return its dignity. List of works: The Missing (2010 and on-going), framed digital Inkjet prints. 3 images each 105 cm x 105 cm (approx), 4 images each 51 cm x 51 cm (approx) Abandoned Spaces (2007), digital Inkjet large-scale photo murals. 2 images, maximum size for reproduction each 406 cm x 272cm P6 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

Image Credits Top to Bottom: Tamara Abdul Hadi, Picture an Arab Man, 2009 and ongoing. Tamara Abdul Hadi, Picture an Arab Man, 2009 and ongoing.

TAMARA ABDUL HADI www.tamarabdulhadi.com

Tamara Abdul Hadi was born to Iraqi parents in the UAE in 1980 and raised in Montreal, . Her personal photography projects deal with issues of social injustice and deconstructing stereotypes. Intended to literally picture a new face for Arab males, as an alternative to the ones we are so accustomed to viewing in the mainstream media, Picture an Arab Man (2009 - ongoing) attempts to break down stereotypes of how Arabs have been represented in the West, as well as in the East. By highlighting the sensual beauty of the Arab man, an unexplored aspect of their identity, Tamara challenges the outdated notion of hyper-masculinity that is on the cusp of change within the region. In addition, the collection attempts to break the global stereotypes imposed on the Arab male in a post 9/11 world, providing an alternative visual representation of that identity. List of works: Picture an Arab Man (2009 and on-going), framed digital Inkjet prints. 5 images each 79cm x 110cm (approx) P7 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

Image Credits Top to Bottom: Newsha Tavakolian, from the Listen series, 2011 Newsha Tavakolian, from the Mothers of Martyrs series, 2006

NEWSHA TAVAKOLIAN www.newshatavakolian.com

Newsha Tavakolian, born in Tehran, , is a self-taught photographer. Her practice focusses on issues pertinent to women, and sits between documentary photography and art. Newsha’s shift from photojournalism to conceptual photography was partly forced by intense domestic political pressures on the media in Iran, and she describes photography as: “a way of breathing within the smothering world of censorship.” In Listen (2011) which comprises works in video and photography, Newsha presents portraits of professional female singers, whom, due to Islamic beliefs, are not allowed to sing solo, perform in public or produce CDs. In Iran, female singers can only sing collectively or as back-up singers for male vocalists. “In my own country I participate, I tell stories that are also my story. For me a women’s voice represents a power that if you silence it, imbalances the society, and makes everything deform. My project Listen echoes the voices of silenced women. I have let Iranian female singers perform through my camera while the world has never heard them.” Mother of Martyrs (2006). Here Newsha Tavakolian presents a series of portraits of mothers holding within their hands, portraits of the sons they lost in the Iran- . The double use of portraiture within the artworks serves to highlight the contrast between the generations, and the ever-increasing chasm between the two. List of Works: The Listen series (2011), framed digital Inkjet prints. 4 images each 56 cm x 68 cm (approx) Listen Video Piece (2011), duration: 8 minutes, 13 seconds, supplied as Quicktime movie file The Mothers of Martyrs series (2006), framed digital Inkjet prints. 4 images each 53 cm x 105 cm (approx) P8 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

Image Credits Top to Bottom: Myriam Abdelaziz, Egyptian Revolution series, 2011 Myriam Abdelaziz, from the Transition series, 2012

MYRIAM ABDELAZIZ www.myriamabdelaziz.com

Myriam Abdelaziz is a French photographer of Egyptian origins. Two collections documenting the happenings during and after the Egyptian revolution have been selected for this exhibition. Originally from , Myriam’s understanding of the culture, politics and economic struggles of the people of , have allowed her to capture moments and detail within the Egyptian revolution through a local eye. Aware that women from the Middle East are often portrayed within Western media reports as oppressed by men; Myriam was keen to counteract this unbalanced representation of gender within the collection Egyptian Revolution (2011). Here she presents the reality of the strong, successful, courageous and politically engaged Middle Eastern women who actively took part in the events. The images within Transition (2012) document the year that passed once the SCAF (Superior Council for the Armed Forces) took power for a transitional time, promising to lead Egypt into democracy and fair elections. The frustration felt by the Egyptian people over the lack of progress towards real democracy manifested as graffiti on the streets of Cairo. List of Works: The Transition series (2012), framed digital Inkjet prints. 6 images each 63 cm x 63 cm (approx) Egyptian Revolution series (2011), framed digital Inkjet prints. 8 images each 43 cm x 43 cm (approx) P9 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

Image Credits Top to Bottom: Laura Boushnak, from the I Read I Write series 2009 - 2012 Laura Boushnak, from the Survivor series, 2007 - 2012

LAURA BOUSHNAK www.lauraboushnak.com

Laura Boushnak is a Palestinian photographer born in . As an Arab woman, who was raised, educated and who has worked in several Arab countries, she is committed to presenting projects which highlight the position of women in the Arab world. I Read I Write (2009 - 2012) responds to the 2005 UN Arab Human Development Report which indicated that Arab countries collectively have one of the highest rates of female illiteracy in the world. The collection focuses on the importance of education and the major barriers that the women face in accessing education, such as: poverty, cultural constraints, minimum public spending on education and outdated teaching methods. Laura began her photography career covering news for the in Lebanon and later worked as a photo editor and photographer for Agence France- Presse (AFP). Her nine year wire service experience included covering hard news in conflicts such as the war in Iraq, and the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. In Survivor (2007 - 2012) Laura focuses on young cluster bomb survivors trying to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of war. After fleeing their homes and seeking refuge during the war itself, Laura witnessed the added injustice of individuals losing their lives and limbs to the cluster munitions left behind after the conflict. List of works: The Survivor series (2007 – 2012), framed digital Inkjet prints. 3 images each 53 cm x 78 cm, 1 image 106 cm x 156 cm (approx) The I Read I Write series (2009 – 2012), framed digital Inkjet prints. 4 images each 56 cm x 83 cm (approx) P10 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

Image credit: REALISM IN RAWYIA Exhibition, Image by Bartosz Kali.

OTHER EXHIBITION CONTENTS

Catalogue: A beautiful illustrated exhibition catalogue is available This short film, created with Dalia Khamissy, provides to purchase or to stock on a sale or return basis, £4.00 context into the story of Lebanon’s missing, as wholesale price plus VAT. In addition to 54 images documented in the artists photographic collection. The and further information regarding the artists and the story is told from the perspective of a former head of exhibits, the catalogue contains a newly commissioned intelligence of a Christian Militia, Assaad Chaftari, and a essay by Yasmina Reggad ‘Travelling in Imaginative Palestinian refugee, Umm Aziz. Geographies’. Survivor, by Laura Boushnak (2007). Duration: 7 Interpretation: minutes, 23 seconds. Produced by Laura Boushnak and Midhat Majkik. The exhibition comprises a card wall caption for each collection for reuse by the host venue, and/or access Survivor is a short film by Laura Boushnak, providing to the digital files to reproduction by the host venue to context and further detail regarding her photographic suit their needs. Each card wall caption is 15 cm x 25 project of the same name. Survivor tells the story of cm (approx). a 16-year-old Palestinian cluster bomb victim in south Lebanon, and his struggle to overcome all odds. The The exhibition wall introduction and an exhibition guide film contains interviews with Mohammed, a victim of a exists as a digital file for reproduction by the host cluster bomb, and Raed Mokaled, a political activist. venue. Two short films are also available to be shown within an interpretive area or resource area: The Missing, by Dalia Khamissy (2009). Duration: 5 minutes, 5 seconds. Produced by Benjamin Chesterton. A Duckrabbit photofilm for BBC. P11 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

Image credit: REALISM IN RAWYIA Exhibition, Image by Bartosz Kali.

REALISM IN RAWYIA HIRE DETAILS

Available: From May 2013 • All packaging/crates for transport both ways transport. Exhibition Contents: • Media pack with a selection of high resolution • 56 framed photographic images (various sizes) and images for promotion. digital files for large-scale photo murals. • Exhibition interpretation: physical or digital collection • Digital files for ‘Listen’ video piece wall captions, digital copies of the introduction • Physical and digital copies of exhibition and exhibition guide for the Venues own use and interpretation (including two short films) production, and edited video files supplied as • Opportunity to purchase the specially Quicktime movie file of optional exhibition films. commissioned Realism in Rawiya catalogues. • Incoming transport and transit insurance Space: arrangements will be organised administered When presented at NAE, Rawiya was presented by NAE. within an exhibition space approx. 180 sq metres, The host Venue shall bear all other costs relating to its 81.8 linear meters. presentation of the Exhibition including the following: Hire Duration: • All costs associated with exhibition installation, The exhibition can be hired for up to 12 weeks promotion, launch event and public programme. (inclusive of installation, takedown and transport time.) • Both ways transport of the exhibition • Reproduction of the two ‘Abandoned Spaces’ large- Hire Fee: scale photo murals by Dalia Khamissy £3000.00 plus VAT • Provision of AV equipment to present Listen video The Hire Fee covers the following costs: piece by Newsha Tavakolian. • All 56 images framed and ready to hangwith mirror • Provision of AV equipment to present the two plates. optional interpretive films. • ‘Listen’ video piece by Newsha Tavakolian,supplied • Transport, accommodation and subsistence for the as Quicktime movie file artists/co-curator if the venue choses to invite the • Digital files of the two ‘Abandoned Spaces’ artists to the launch and/or public engagements large-scale photo murals by Dalia Khamissy. (where a fee would apply). Support/guidance on the reproduction of these • Nail-to-Nail gallery insurance (for display and if the host Venue chooses choices to use NAE’s transport). printers to reproduce the images. • Purchase of Rawiya catalogues (can be on SOR • Administration and organisation of the works ready basis, Venue is liable for safe return transport of for tour. unsold stock). P12 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

Image credit: New Art Exchange, Nottingham, by Ashok Mistry

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APPENDIX: ARTISTS’ CVS

DALIA KHAMISSY SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions 2012 Centro de Iniciativas Culturales de la Universidad 2008 Regards des Photographes Arabes de Sevilla, Spain Contemporains – MAMA - Algeria 2010 El Centro Andaluz de la Fotografia, Almeria, Spain 2008 Meeting of the Italian Cooperation and Civil Society in Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon 2010 2nd International Festival of the Freedom of Expression, Cadiz, Spain 2007 Al-Liquindoi, Cadiz, Spain 2009 3rd Granada Cines del Sur Festival, Granada, 2006 Regards des Photographes Arabes Spain Contemporains, GLStrand Museum, Denmark 2006 Regards des Photographes Arabes Group Exhibitions Contemporains, CAAC, Sevilla 2013 Realism in Rawiya, Bildmuseet Museum, Umeå, 2005 Regards des Photographes Arabes Sweden Contemporains, IMA, , France 2013 Realism in Rawiya, Nottingham Art Exchange, 2004 On the Border, UNHCR house, Amman, Nottingham, UK 2004 World Refugee Day, Al Hussein Cultural Center, 2012 Realism in Rawiya, Welch School Galleries Amman - Jordan Exhibition, State University,USA 2003 Transit Beirut, L’Artisan Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon 2012 The Other Resurrection, Mark Hachem gallery, Beirut, Lebanon Behind the Doors Exhibitions 2012 11eme Biennale Photographique, Bastia, Corsica A Photography Workshop with 10 Women Victim of 2012 The Other Resurrection, Contemporary Art Domestic Violence. (Workshop Leader and Platform, Kuwait City, Kuwait Exhibition Curator) 2012 Women on the Verge, The Empty Quarter gallery, 2011 Cinema Festival, Douarnenez, France Dubai, UAE 2011 Cultural Centre, Byblos, Lebanon 2011 Roaming Images, Macedonian Museum of 2011 T Marbouta, Hamra, Lebanon Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki 2011 Public Library, Aley, Lebanon 2011 Freedom to Create, Johannesburg, South Africa 2011 Human Rights Film Festival, Sofil, Beirut, Lebanon 2011 Aracena Festival, Huelva, Spain 2010 Ein el Helweh Palestinian Camp, Saida, Lebanon 2011 BEYroute, Beirut, Lebanon 2010 Bassel Assad Centre, Tyre, Lebanon 2011 Rawiya at Menasasrt Fair, The Empty Quarter 2010 UNIFIL Headquarters, Naqura, Lebanon 2011 The Flaneur, The Dwelling Place of the Collective, 2010 Safadi Foundation, Tripoli, Lebanon Derby, UK 2009 UNESCO, Beirut, Lebanon 2010 FotoFestPoA Photography Festival, 2009 Ministry of Tourism, Beirut, Lebanon 15minutesExhibition, Porto Allegre, 2010 AIPAD, 1500 Gallery, 15minutesExhibition, New Awards York, USA 2012 Honorary Mention in Multimedia Section, 2010 DeVERcidade Photography Festival, AnthropoGraphia, Human Rights Through 15minutesExhibition, Fortaleza, Brazil Visual Storytelling 2010 Gallery Hirondelle, 15 Minutes Exhibition, New 2011 Recipient of the Documentary Photography York, Millbrook, USA Project Audience Engagement Grant, Open 2009 12 Angry Lebanese, UNESCO Palace, Beirut, Society Institute, The Missing (Engaging the Lebanon Youths of Lebanon in the Missing Issue Jan - Dec 2009 Ateliê da Imagem Espaço Cultural, 2012) 15minutesExhibition, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2011 Commended for the Freedom to Create Main 2009 Six Books Six Bridges, Beirut, Lebanon Prize, The Missing 2009 Aleppo 10th International Photo Festival, Aleppo, 2011 Shortlisted for Web Journalism category, Prix Syria Bayeux, The Missing 2009 Paraty em Foco International Photography Education Festival, Paraty, Brazil 1999 Diploma in Photography USEK, Holy Spirit 2009 Paraty em Foco International Photography University, Kaslik, Lebanon Festival, Paraty, Brazil 1994 Architecture ALBA, Lebanese Academy for Fine 2008 UN International Day for Peace, Beirut, Lebanon Arts, Lebanon 2008 Art Dubai 2008, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1991 French Baccalauréat, Champville, Lebanon P14 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

TANYA HABJOUQA SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2013 Realism in Rawiya, Bildmuseet Museum, Umeå, Sweden 2013 Realism in Rawiya, New Art Exchange , Nottingham, UK 2012 Realism in Rawiya, Ernest G. Welch Gallery , GSU, Atlanta, USA 2012 Mark Hachem Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon 2012 The Other Resurrection, Contemporary Art Platform, Kuwait City, Kuwait 2012 Women on the Verge, Empty Quarter Gallery, Dubai, UAE 2011 Menasart Fair, Empty Quarter Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon 2007 Moving Walls, Open Society Institute (OSI), Amman, Jordan

Education 2007 Master of Arts in Global Media & Middle Eastern Politics. University of London School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK 2002 Bachelor of Arts in Applied Anthropology, University of North Texas, Denton, P15 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

NEWSHA TAVAKOLIAN SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions 2013 Look, Thomas Erben Gallery, , USA 2009 Iran Inside Out, Chelsea Art Museum, New York 2013 Look, Aaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran City, USA 2012 Listen, “Otto Gallery, Florence, Italy. 2008 Made in Tehran: 6 Frauen-Blicke, Cicero Galerie Berlin, Berlin, Germany 2011 Listen, LA Caja Blanca Gallery, Palma de Majorca, Spain 2008 EVE women photographers collective Angkor Photography Festival, 2011 Listen, Jakob Church, Oslo, 2007 EVE women photographers collective slideshow 2011 Listen, Aaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran at Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan, France 2009 Chanel and Chador, Side Gallery, 2006 EVE women photographers collective Gijón Newcastle, United Kingdom International Festival of Photojournalism, Gijon, 2009 Newsha Tavakolian, Centre Culturel Franco Spain Allemand, Karlsruhe, Germany 2005 Mothers of Martyrs, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran Group Exhibitions 2002 Women in Iran, Asar Gallery, Tehran, Iran 2013 Listen, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA 1999 News, Khaneh Gallery, Iran 2013 Realism in Rawiya, Bildmuseet Contemporary Art Awards and Visual Culture, Umeå Sweden 2003 Runner-up in Picture of the Year International 2013 Realism in Rawiya, New Art Exchange , Competition, Magazine Feature Category, Nottingham, UK National Press Photographers Association and 2013 Light From the Middle East, Victoria and Albert Missouri School of Journalism, 2003, USA Museum, London, England 2006 Still photography award from the All Roads Film 2013 Maria Series, Mark Hachem Gallery, Art Paris, Project, National Geographic, Washington, Paris, France D.C, USA 2012 Listen, Paris Photo, Paris, France 2006 Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Photo, 2012 Maria Series, III Moscow International Biennale for Amsterdam, The Young Art, Moscow, Russia 2007 Inge Morath Award, finalist, Magnum 2012 The Other Resurrection Show, Mark Hachem PhotoAgency, New York, United States Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon 2009 Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize Finalist, 2012 Hajj, Journey of a Life Time, British Museum, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 2012 May Your Wish Come True, Gonzalez Hulshof Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2012 Somehow, Somewhat In The middle Of Things, Lhgwr Gallery, The Hague, The Netherlands 2012 Listen, Art Dubai, Aaran Gallery, Dubai, UAE 2012 Women on the Verge, The Empty Quarter Fine Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE 2011 Listen, Margins at 7th Photo, Biennial Poznan, Poland 2011 Listen, The Third Line Gallery, Snail Fever, Dubai, UAE 2011 Listen, The Empty Quarter Fine Art gallery, Menasart Fair, Beirut, Lebanon 2011 The Day I Became a Woman, Nicolas Silin Gallery, Paris, France 2011 My super Hero, Morono Kiang Gallery, Los Angeles , USA 2010 Black or White, Gallery Verso, Turin, Italy 2010 No More Bad Girls, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna, Austria 2010 Newsha Tavakolian, Thomas Erben Gallery New York, Duo show, New York City, USA 2009 Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE P16 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

MYRIAM ABDELAZIZ SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2013 Realism in Rawiya, Bildmuseet Museum, Awards Umeå, Sweden 2012 500 Photographers by Pieter Wisse 2013 Realism in Rawiya, Nottingham Art Exchange, 2009 Honorable Mention, International Photography Nottingham, UK Award, Lucie Award, USA 2012 Cairo Open City, Museum of Photography, 2009 Honorable Mention, National Photography Braunschweig, Germany Competition, The Camera Club of New York, USA 2012 Strike Anywhere, International Centre of 2009 Winner Flash Forward, Magenta Foundation, Photography, New York, USA Canada, 2012 The Other Resurrection, Contemporary Art 2008 Finalist Photsoc Contest, International Social Platform, Kuwait Photography Festival, France 2012 Women on the Verge, The Empty Quarter, 2008 Review Santa Fe, Center, Santa Fe, USA Dubai, UAE 2008 Honorable Mention, International Photography Jean-Marc Patras Gallery, Paris, France 2011 Award, Pilsner Urquell, USA 2011 Moment of Recognition, International Centre of 2008 Honorable Mention, PX3, France Photography, New York, USA 2008 Nominee, New York Photo Festival Award, USA 2010 Humankind, The Powerhouse Arena, Brooklyn, USA, 2008 Johnson & Johnson Fellowship, USA 2010 A Useful Dream, BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts, 2008 Honorable Mention, PX3 Competition, France Brussels, Belgium, 2008 Selected, AP # 24, New York, USA 2010 Bamako International Biennale, National Gallery, 2007 Eddie Adams workshop, New York, USA Cape Town, SA, 2007 Chosen, AP #23, New York, USA 2010 Bamako International Biennale, Fotomuseum, 2007 Finalist, La Bourse du Talent #32: Le Portrait Dans Antwerp, Belgium, Tous Ses Etats, Paris, France 2009 Camera Club, National Photography Competition, 2007 Finalist, PhotoEspana, Madrid, Spain New York, USA 2009 Beyond the Desert, Darb 17 18, Cairo, Egypt, Education 2009 Bamako International Biennale Photography 1999 BS in Social Sciences. The Lebanese University, Encounter, Bamako, Mali Beirut, Lebanon 2009 Anthology, South-Eastern Museum of 1999 Complete Course in Professional Photography, Photography, Florida, USA Correspondence, New York Institute of 2009 Révélation#3, Le Comptoir Général, France, Paris Photography,USA 2008 On Navajoland, Gallery 171- 173, New York, USA 1995 High school diploma, scientific section. Fajer al- Sabah School, Arabic language, Kuwait 2008 Portraits of a Genocide, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA 2008 ASMP Exhibition, The Centre for Fine Art Photography, Colorado, USA 2008 Kan Yamakan, Empty Quarter Gallery, Dubai, UAE 2007 La Bourse du Talent 2007, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris 2007 Diversity of Devotion, Brooklyn Public Library, New York, USA, 2007 Diversity of Devotion, Safe-T Gallery, New York, USA, 2007 Descubrimientos, PhotoEsapna, Madrid, Spain 2006 Slideluck Potshow, Neo Studios, New York, USA 2006 Shift, International Center of Photography, New York, USA 2005 Selections, Espace Beaurepaire, Paris, France 2005 In Adam’s Bed, Galerie Les Mots à la Bouche, Paris, France 2005 Derrière la Vitre, Centre Binet de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France, 2005 PRO/AM # 2, Espace Beaurepaire, Paris, France P17 NAE / REALISM IN RAWIYA

LAURA BOUSHNAK SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions 2009 I Read I Write, Portfolio gallery, Dubai, UAE 2006 Migrant women, College, Nicosia, Cyprus 2005 Aeschylus Street, Old Town gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

Group Exhibitions 2012 Georgia State University, USA 2012 Mark Hachem gallery, Beirut 2012 CAP gallery, Kuwai 2012 A world of Women for World Peace, Dallas, USA 2012 Empty Quarter Gallery, Dubai, UAE 2011 33rd ITI World Congress in , 2011 Kodra 11 Contemporary Art Festival, Thessaloniki, Greece 2011 I Read I Write, group Exhibition, Sarajevo National Museum, Sarajevo, BIH 2011 Empty Quarter gallery at MENASART fair, Beirut 2011 I Read I Write, group Exhibition, Calerie Mirchandani and Steinruecke, , India 2011 I Read I Write, group exhibition, Ana Tzarev Gallery, NYC, USA 2011 The Flanuer, group exhibition, Rawiya collective, Format Festival, Derby, UK 2011 Out of Beirut’s Closet, queer it up Festival, Maastricht, Holland 2011 Survivor, group exhibition, Al-Riwaq gallery, Manama, 2010 I Read I Write, group exhibition, Cairo Opera House, Cairo, Egypt 2009 The Pursuit of Happiness, group exhibition, Noorderlecht photo festival, Holland 2009 I Read I Write, group exhibition, Aleppo International photo festival, Syria 2008 Survivors, Signing of the Convention on , Oslo, Norway

Awards 2012 Honorable mention, ‘Survivor’ multimedia, lens exposure award 2011 Peace Media award from Peace x Peace organization in Washington 2011 1st Honorable Mention receiver for Professional Category IPC, out of Beirut Closet 2010 Shortlisted for highly commended entries at Freedom to Create Prize for the project I Read I Write

Education 1999 Diploma in Photography USEK (Holy Spirit University - Kaslik) – Lebanon 1994 Architecture ALBA (Lebanese Academy for Fine- Arts) – Lebanon 1991 French Baccalauréat, Champville – Lebanon